Different effects of left anterior temporal lobectomy, selective amygdalohippocampectomy, and temporal cortical lesionectomy on verbal learning, memory, and recognition

Journal of Epilepsy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-45

  Helmstaedter, C ^a   Elger, C E ^a   Hufnagel, A ^a   Zentner, J ^a   Schramm, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Language function; Memory; Outcome; Temporal lobe surgery; Temporal lobectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNESIA; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL CORTEX; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY;

EID: 0029995043     PISSN: 08966974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0896-6974(95)00070-4     Document Type: Article

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